Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge is a village in the civil parish of Salehurst and also Robertsbridge, and also the Rother area of East Sussex, England. It is around 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings and also 13 miles (21 kilometres) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother passes through the town. The village is believed to go back to 1176 when a Cistercian abbey was founded there by the Abbot, Robert de St Martin. When a market charter was given in 1198 by Richard I to Robertsbridge (Pons Roberti in Latin) it was the first recorded use of the name. The abbey was dissolved in 1538; nonetheless, the town grew, and many of the oldest existing houses in the village date from the 14th and 15th centuries, including The 7 Stars Inn above Street. At Robertsbridge is the Robertsbridge Codex (1360 ), a songs manuscript of the 14th century. It includes the earliest making it through songs created especially for key-board. Robertsbridge railway station gets on the main railway line from Hastings to London, as well as the A21 trunk road. Robertsbridge bypass opened in 1989. Robertsbridge Community College, a specialist mathematics as well as computer university, is the tiniest such in the region of East Sussex. The regional primary school is Salehurst Church of England Primary School. Robertsbridge social organizations include Robertsbridge Arts Collaboration (RAP], a Jazz Club and also Robertsbridge Wine Club (RWC). Sports clubs consist of Robertsbridge Cricket Club. and formally Robertsbridge Rugby Football Club, yet it disbanded in the 2008-2009 season. Robertsbridge has a bonfire society. Robertsbridge is also the residence of the Headquarters of Grays-Nicolls, a major brand in Cricket, as well as likewise the Headquarters of Gilbert, one of the biggest brands in mainly Rugby Union, but likewise Netball. Robertsbridge United Reformed Church, a Quality II-listed church built in 1881, stands on the High Street. The former Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, integrated in 1842 as well as additionally detailed Quality II, neighbors. At Robertsbridge is the Bruderhof, a residential Anabaptist neighborhood referred to as Darvell, that number regarding 300. They run a publishing residence called Plough, a manufacturing facility as well as college.
